Cape Cod Community College has received their largest single donation. Maureen Wilkens has gifted $5 million for the construction of the new Science and Engineering Building.
CCCC Receives Largest Single Donation
Community College Gifted $5M For New Science, Engineering Building
Cape Cod Community College has received the largest single donation in their history. Mrs. Maureen Wilkens, a benefactor of Cape Cod Community College has contributed $5 million for the construction of the College’s new Science and Engineering Building.
“The College is so important to our community. It provides outstanding higher education opportunities for our neighbors on the Cape and Islands and beyond,” said Mrs. Wilkens. “A new science building has been needed for a very long time. I’m pleased that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is funding $25 million of the project but there is still money to raise to complete the project. I want to make sure, with this new building, CCCC will be able to provide the state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) education required in the 21st Century.”
“Maureen Wilkens’ immense generosity to our College is truly remarkable,” said John L. Cox, President of Cape Cod Community College. “Her understanding of the importance of CCCC developed many years ago when she and her husband Frank first moved to the Cape. One of the initial gifts to the College came after Mrs. Wilkens met a young woman, a single parent, who was trying to afford higher education. The Wilkens established an endowed scholarship to annually fund the education of single parents. Since then, she has generously supported innumerable projects, most recently, the renovation of the College’s Nursing Lab. With this leadership gift, she is making an enduring impact on generations of students.”
The construction of the new modernized Science and Engineering is expected to be completed by 2022. Massachusetts is currently fourth in the nation for the employment of STEM jobs and this new building will create more STEM opportunities.
“It is my hope and expectation that many generous individuals and businesses will step forward to join me in supporting the College as it builds this innovative science building,” said Mrs. Wilkens. “The College is a hidden gem and offers local students an excellent and affordable education. Faculty will be able to provide the best possible science education, supported by a modern, state-of-the-art facility. The faculty and students deserve this, and our local economy will benefit from it with a well-educated workforce.”
Read more at https://www.capecod.edu/communications/2019/wilkens.html
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